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where are the republicans in locking down that latino vote, and what do you see there? >> tom, they're crucial in three battleground states. nevada, colorado, and florida. there's a large puerto rican population have moved to florida, the i-94 area. right now the president is leading, i thought it was mas print. an astounding 45 points. mitt romney is at 25%, the president is at 70% amongst latinos. john mccain did about 35 or 34. but this is the margin of difference, and many people feel that this emerging population group is key to president obama keeping the presidency. >> thanks a lot, mark. brian, when you look at where these vote totals are, places like florida, places in nevada, that's where the latino vote is going to come in. >> senator john mccain, the nominee in 2008, joins us live from boca raton, florida. sen to great to see you as always. you have the unique perspective of having debated both president obama and mitt romney. do you think it's easier this time around for mitt romney since president obama has a record he has to defend this time? >> i do. i d
where are the republicans in locking down that latino vote, and what do you see there? >> tom, they're crucial in three battleground states. nevada, colorado, and florida. there's a large puerto rican population have moved to florida, the i-94 area. right now the president is leading, i thought it was mas print. an astounding 45 points. mitt romney is at 25%, the president is at 70% amongst latinos. john mccain did about 35 or 34. but this is the margin of difference, and many people feel...
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too, mitt or conservative mitt who will serve as a president and has been unfriendly to hispanics and latinos and women want to make their own health care decisions and the republican party has in effect said to women, we know what is best for you and don't want you to make your own discussions and those are reegsreegs reasons the president will carry colorado. >> chris: you gave us a lot 0 chew on, let's start with the economy which everyone agrees is the number one concern for voters. senator johnson in wisconsin, let me put up numbers, the unemployment rate is nationally 7.8% and gdp growth in the third quarter rose from 1.3% in the second quarter to 2.0 and it is still a weak recovery but aren't the president's policies starting to turn things around? >> no, we have had incredibly tepid, meager recovery, and the fact that gdp rose 2%, all you can say is it is less bad news and what happened here in wisconsin, after the first debate, the very false character president obama spent hundreds of millions of dollars portraying governor romney was shattered and when wisconsin saw it, he was a ma
too, mitt or conservative mitt who will serve as a president and has been unfriendly to hispanics and latinos and women want to make their own health care decisions and the republican party has in effect said to women, we know what is best for you and don't want you to make your own discussions and those are reegsreegs reasons the president will carry colorado. >> chris: you gave us a lot 0 chew on, let's start with the economy which everyone agrees is the number one concern for voters....
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guest: 26% of the state is latino. this voting block has been shown to hear a lot about the economy, a lot about education. immigration does not rank as the highest this year of interest to these voters. it is an underlying across the board thing. are you saying the right thing on these topics. it is 2/3 versus 1/3 that the voters are split on this. this is what candidates are being -- candidates are fighting about. obama made a promise to address it in his first year in office and did not do that. he said he did not have time and did not have a cooperative congress. that has not stopped republicans who say, we can bring a comprehensive immigration reform, which is a term both parties defined differently. they are trying to make that a sales pitch. if you turn on spanish radio, you hear nonstop commercials from both sides. this is a swing state for the president and it is also a swing state for the senate and one of the congressional races on here as well. host: if we are talking with karoun demirjian from the washingt
guest: 26% of the state is latino. this voting block has been shown to hear a lot about the economy, a lot about education. immigration does not rank as the highest this year of interest to these voters. it is an underlying across the board thing. are you saying the right thing on these topics. it is 2/3 versus 1/3 that the voters are split on this. this is what candidates are being -- candidates are fighting about. obama made a promise to address it in his first year in office and did not do...
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there is a huge number of latino voters in this state, and mitt romney is doing terribly among latino voters. i think this will be definitely a turnout election. it is going to be a 2008 turnout or '2010 turnout, and what does that actually look like, and it's really anybody's guess right now. and i would say this, one thing that i think democrats can be -- can feel good about is that senator michael bennett was actually ail to win a closely contested u.s. senate seat in 2010? a bad year for democrats nationally. so colorado is hard to predict. >> jennifer: what are you hearing? what does it look like on the ground? are democrats organized? does it seem like they have their act together? >> the way i perceive it is the democrats campaigns are much more organized. but it is an uphill climb because the economy is so tough. it's an uphill climb especially after the debate there was extra local attention on that debate. there was so much residual coverage of that in the local media here that president obama's performance and mitt romney's performance played an especially huge role. >> jen
there is a huge number of latino voters in this state, and mitt romney is doing terribly among latino voters. i think this will be definitely a turnout election. it is going to be a 2008 turnout or '2010 turnout, and what does that actually look like, and it's really anybody's guess right now. and i would say this, one thing that i think democrats can be -- can feel good about is that senator michael bennett was actually ail to win a closely contested u.s. senate seat in 2010? a bad year for...
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obama has to have a double digit lead and he has to have 70% of latinos. romney has to have more than 60% of white men and this is where they are concentrating on these little tiny pieces right now that they are greeted try to move around and not get rattled. i can't place and if emphasis on early voting. the obama campaign takes the early voting so seriously. they hit the ground game that is totally devoted to this connect campaign manager says the idea is no r-ks. >> finish line, not where you start three >> if mitt romney loses a key figure going to look at why they didn't unveil the mitt romney that they saw in debate number one because that is a much different candidate. >> my guess is they had some focus groups that fought he looked too aggressive. >> you didn't need a focus group to tell you that. >> welcome i don't know. i think that they wheeled him in, don't you come seriously? he was so -- you said that in the beginning could he follow instructions because he had to kind of tone down a little bit. >> when he said you're probably right, that is p
obama has to have a double digit lead and he has to have 70% of latinos. romney has to have more than 60% of white men and this is where they are concentrating on these little tiny pieces right now that they are greeted try to move around and not get rattled. i can't place and if emphasis on early voting. the obama campaign takes the early voting so seriously. they hit the ground game that is totally devoted to this connect campaign manager says the idea is no r-ks. >> finish line, not...
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they will win virginia again because of this 60 plus offices statewide, latino strags up 19%. and under 60% under the age of 30. the democrats hope will put them over the top. romney needs it. the president would like to keep it. >> we're hearing so many of these reports there could be recounts like in 2000. one of candidates could win the popular vote, lose the electoral college vote. there are intriguing possibilities out there. >> you mention 2000. this has happened four times in our history. of course the most recent time was 12 years ago where al gore actually won in the popular vote. george w. bush became the president of the united states because of 537 votes in florida. again people think the map this year will be more like this. romney will do better in a lot of these states. some people think it's possible romney ekes out a popular win. it's so close it could go the other way too. the president could win the popular vote. is it likely to happen? both campaigns say probably not. because tgs so close it's possible. we've got a lot of lawyers standing by in case of a re
they will win virginia again because of this 60 plus offices statewide, latino strags up 19%. and under 60% under the age of 30. the democrats hope will put them over the top. romney needs it. the president would like to keep it. >> we're hearing so many of these reports there could be recounts like in 2000. one of candidates could win the popular vote, lose the electoral college vote. there are intriguing possibilities out there. >> you mention 2000. this has happened four times in...
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i read that 50,000 latinos turned 18 every single month. imagine the impact at that will have undercoating and anergy and our belief that we can make a difference. police seized laws going down in texas. i think that's just going to give the people more energy to give the belief there are fair people in our system and that our country and they will want to help us. that will include the whites. >> in 2008, our communities got engaged and motivated. for many of us, it was first time voting. we talked a lot about change and we voted for change. we say that we were really in -- we were behind that change but it takes time. this is more about guarding it change. i think 2008 was about a changing of the guards. as a business organization, we sometimes look at it from the individuals. but at the black chamber, we look at it from many of our communities are based on small- business owners. a lot of their rights and the bill's being looked at and past are effecting our communities more so that our counterparts at the republican party. >> i want to
i read that 50,000 latinos turned 18 every single month. imagine the impact at that will have undercoating and anergy and our belief that we can make a difference. police seized laws going down in texas. i think that's just going to give the people more energy to give the belief there are fair people in our system and that our country and they will want to help us. that will include the whites. >> in 2008, our communities got engaged and motivated. for many of us, it was first time...
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being latino wouldn't win you the election. but saying jokingly that you wish you were might actually lose it for you. >> that video is part of a series called actually, which is an effort to use comedians to fact check mitt romney. the series is done by the american bridge pac which is a democratic-leaning pac and the jewish council for education and research. joining us is rosie perez. thank you for being here. >> it's my pleasure. i love your show. >> thank you. the punch line of this, which you deliver to the camera is latinos are not voting for you because your policies suck. do you think people attribute mitt romney not having support from latinos to something other than his policies? is that why it's the point of the video? >> i think it's just about his policies. and i think that the icing on the cake was that video of him jokingly saying that if he was latino, he would have the election in the bag. so what are you saying, mitt? you know, it's just ridiculous. are you implying that things, you know, i got into college b
being latino wouldn't win you the election. but saying jokingly that you wish you were might actually lose it for you. >> that video is part of a series called actually, which is an effort to use comedians to fact check mitt romney. the series is done by the american bridge pac which is a democratic-leaning pac and the jewish council for education and research. joining us is rosie perez. thank you for being here. >> it's my pleasure. i love your show. >> thank you. the punch...
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they've been accused of doing an enormous amount of antti latino actions. watch this. >> last week, we heard from a concerned voter in democracy 2012 complaining the wrong election date was written in spanish on her voter i.d. cards. they said it was an isolated accident only 50 people were given the wrong information. >> we found out today book marks were handed out with that same incorrect date, once again written in spanish. >> but it gets better. the english version of the same pamphlet shows the correct date of voting, november 6, the spanish version oopsy happens to say you vote on november 8. what a wild coincidence. in the county considered the most anti-latino county in the country, they just happen to tell spanish speaking people to vote on the wrong date. what a coincidence. wisconsin, they are doing training, eight recently, 17 since september where romney advocates trained people to go to the polls and then give people misleading information. what do they do? here's the different litany of things. felons can't vote. that's not true. in wisconsi
they've been accused of doing an enormous amount of antti latino actions. watch this. >> last week, we heard from a concerned voter in democracy 2012 complaining the wrong election date was written in spanish on her voter i.d. cards. they said it was an isolated accident only 50 people were given the wrong information. >> we found out today book marks were handed out with that same incorrect date, once again written in spanish. >> but it gets better. the english version of the...
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many latinos are disillusioned with president barack obama. the reality is that he has deported more immigrants than any other president in the history of the united states and he broke a promise. he said that in 2008 and it's very difficult for latinos to believe president barack obama. however, when latinos have to choose between president barack obama who still supports immigration reform and the dream act, and governor romney, who supports self-deportation, who says that he's going to veto the dream act, who doesn't have a plan for 11 million undocumented immigrants, he's saying he has a permanent solution but hasn't given any specifics. when latinos have a choice, they still prefer president barack obama. >> maria, you reinforced this earlier. when people think of the latino vote, where it's especially important, people typically think of states, big populations like florida or california, but as you said, if you look at a state like colorado, where the president and governor romney are neck and neck, 13% of the electorate that's latino,
many latinos are disillusioned with president barack obama. the reality is that he has deported more immigrants than any other president in the history of the united states and he broke a promise. he said that in 2008 and it's very difficult for latinos to believe president barack obama. however, when latinos have to choose between president barack obama who still supports immigration reform and the dream act, and governor romney, who supports self-deportation, who says that he's going to veto...
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. >> or miscounting latino voters. or just the science of polling. >> or the number of times i have refused to pick up my phone when i can see it's research firm. but nonetheless, i think a nightmare frankly, maybe we can all agree on this, there are some electoral college/popular vote difference. >> one scenario is that it just doesn't come down to one state, like ohio, is that you got four, five states and each one of those five is in that circumstance and we're in total confusion. >> we have december 31st coming up. >> you talk about ohio, they don't even count all of the absentee votes in ohio until november 16th. it will take longer than that for the provisional votes. you talked about polls. last time around, our abc news/washington posthad president obama's dead-on. 53%. now romney at 49%. talk about the possibility that romney wins the popular vote and loses the electoral. >> in 52 presidential elections the popular vote and the electoral have con insided john quincy adams. hayes in '76. bush over gore in 2000.
. >> or miscounting latino voters. or just the science of polling. >> or the number of times i have refused to pick up my phone when i can see it's research firm. but nonetheless, i think a nightmare frankly, maybe we can all agree on this, there are some electoral college/popular vote difference. >> one scenario is that it just doesn't come down to one state, like ohio, is that you got four, five states and each one of those five is in that circumstance and we're in total...
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why do you think wing over latinos in these states is so critical? >> well, because all three of those states are going to -- are swing states. they're very important states to both candidates. and the latino vote will and can be the decider in those elections. i think i've been saying for some time people thought i was nuts they expected that we're going to get somewhere in the neighborhood of 70%, maybe upwards of that, the latino vote. we are i think not just because of mr. romney's policies calling for the south deportation of 11 million people, calling the arizona and alabama laws a model for the nation. but the rhetoric that they've used -- that he's used when he's taken those very extreme positions. i think in addition, latinos understand that president obama has provided deferred action for the dreamers, these kids who know no other country but this one. that here supported comprehensive immigration reform. that he wants to work on a bipartisan basis to pass the dream act. they know as an example that 9 million of the 32 million people that w
why do you think wing over latinos in these states is so critical? >> well, because all three of those states are going to -- are swing states. they're very important states to both candidates. and the latino vote will and can be the decider in those elections. i think i've been saying for some time people thought i was nuts they expected that we're going to get somewhere in the neighborhood of 70%, maybe upwards of that, the latino vote. we are i think not just because of mr. romney's...
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i think it underlines a tone particularly latinos. you look at a party that has veered away to the right on issues like the dream act around immigration reform. you see a party that's--that mod raid latinos are abandoning in droves. i think it hits a chord that talks bigger about where the republican party is. >> eliot: there is no question the republican party which at one point when george w. bush spoke said i will lead a national conversation and make sure we can do something in this regard, the republican party understood politically that it needed latino votes long term to win. whether out of politics or being wrong--they have runaway from even the dream act which is a basic decency we don't kick kids out of our country. the republican party doesn't even give up on that. are they giving up on their future when they do this? >> i think that they are. the republican party is going to have to have a come to jesus moment. when 91% of the latino community supports the dream act. when 97% of the latino community opposes laws as seen in
i think it underlines a tone particularly latinos. you look at a party that has veered away to the right on issues like the dream act around immigration reform. you see a party that's--that mod raid latinos are abandoning in droves. i think it hits a chord that talks bigger about where the republican party is. >> eliot: there is no question the republican party which at one point when george w. bush spoke said i will lead a national conversation and make sure we can do something in this...
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i think the latino vote is going to come out strong. >> enthusiasm issue. is it going to catch up? a problem for obama? >> if anything, it's the door to door knocking we're seeing that people are saying, oh, you actually care. >> do you believe nevada demographically impossible for romney to win? >> demographically impossible for him to win. >> that's what i keep hearing. >> i will go with truly shameless and say my mother's birthday is tomorrow. happy birthday. i'm her won and only son. if i forgot, i'd be in real trouble. >> happy birthday to mary elle listen elizabeth. a good friend of mine major tom kennedy was killed in afghanistan by a suicide bomber. we set up a charity. it's called kennedy's angels. we've raised over $400,000. it's a great cause. >> okay. thank you to our shortened panel here. tomorrow on the show, we're going to have the brand new battleground polls for you. the midwestern test. coming up next, chris jansing. bye-bye. mom? who's mom? i'm the giants mascot. the giants don't have a mascot! ohhh! eat up! new jammin jerk chicken soup has tasty pieces of chicke
i think the latino vote is going to come out strong. >> enthusiasm issue. is it going to catch up? a problem for obama? >> if anything, it's the door to door knocking we're seeing that people are saying, oh, you actually care. >> do you believe nevada demographically impossible for romney to win? >> demographically impossible for him to win. >> that's what i keep hearing. >> i will go with truly shameless and say my mother's birthday is tomorrow. happy...
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there's a new survey from latino decisions that is showing 69% of latino voters in colorado saying they're very enthusiastic about voting this year. 54% saying they're more enthusiastic this year than in '08. you try to put together the jobs point you just brought up and the fact they haven't heard the messages they want to. how does the enthusiasm or lack of enthusiasm for some voters in the latino community add up? there's a myth that says they are not going to go out and vote. >> well, one thing we learned in 2010, and i think this has been a con standpoistant with latino is that when we asked people in 2010 if their decision to come out to vote was to support the can ddidate of their choice, or whether it was to take a stand and for the latino community, for the respect of the latino community, a plurality of voters said for the kmuncommunity. that tled continues now. the more they grow their political influence, political influence the more both parties have to move forward on agenda that addresses the challenges the nation is facing. >> and the romney campaign saying they need 38% of
there's a new survey from latino decisions that is showing 69% of latino voters in colorado saying they're very enthusiastic about voting this year. 54% saying they're more enthusiastic this year than in '08. you try to put together the jobs point you just brought up and the fact they haven't heard the messages they want to. how does the enthusiasm or lack of enthusiasm for some voters in the latino community add up? there's a myth that says they are not going to go out and vote. >> well,...
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polls show president obama running far, far ahead among latino and african-american voters. in our next hour we're taking a closer look at why he's not doing all that great with white voters. on my way to the board meeting... anne's tablet called my phone. anne's tablet was chatting with a tablet in sydney... a desktop in zurich... and a telepresence room in brazil. the secure cloud helped us get some numbers from my assistant's pc in new york. and before i reached the top, the board meeting became a congrats we sold the company party. wait til my wife's phone hears about this. [ cellphone vibrating ] [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center, working together has never worked so well. >>> jack is back with the adequate cafferty file." >> why didn't president obama tell us the truth about what happened in benghazi. >> presidents think they can tide the truth from the american people. obama thinks he is smarter than the average american and he is not. the administration did not provide adequate security. >> i think the official response makes a lot of sense. there were se
polls show president obama running far, far ahead among latino and african-american voters. in our next hour we're taking a closer look at why he's not doing all that great with white voters. on my way to the board meeting... anne's tablet called my phone. anne's tablet was chatting with a tablet in sydney... a desktop in zurich... and a telepresence room in brazil. the secure cloud helped us get some numbers from my assistant's pc in new york. and before i reached the top, the board meeting...
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a lot of experts are attributing this to the latino vote and that rowing latino population there. is that something both of you guys see and agree with and can you also speak to the latino vote in arizona and its impact? >> let me take the first attempt at that question and turn it to our panel is. all though we do know about arizona the whole immigration debate has served to penalize the latino electorate, much through s.b. 1070 and the efforts of sheriff arpaio with proposition 187 and governor wilson's re-election campaign that took on a very anti-immigrant tenor and that campaign and that legislative circuit penalize latinos in california to naturalize those who were already citizens registered to vote and i think we are seeing something similar in arizona where we are seeing an electorate that really energized in response to the measure that was taken. let's not forget arizona itself is a swing state although the stranded republican for many years. governor bill clinton, president bill clinton carried that state in israel at shin in 1996. ana or maria any comments? >> i think
a lot of experts are attributing this to the latino vote and that rowing latino population there. is that something both of you guys see and agree with and can you also speak to the latino vote in arizona and its impact? >> let me take the first attempt at that question and turn it to our panel is. all though we do know about arizona the whole immigration debate has served to penalize the latino electorate, much through s.b. 1070 and the efforts of sheriff arpaio with proposition 187 and...
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the fight for women voters, the fight for latino voters, how much that's going to impact. >>> plus, what are we going to see from either a romney administration or an obama i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and...
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on the democratic side obviously because we don't want to remind the latino electorate of the broken promise of not going through comprehensive immigration reform and on the republican side mitt romney doesn't want to soften too much because that would alienate his base at the same time he doesn't want to chip away at that 20, 23% of latino support he has now. they're stuck in a tough place and both parties prefer to keep it on the back burner. >> josh, i want to ask you about this. they're huge economic implications and consequences of illegal immigration here in the u.s. in terms of the lack of discussion of it and being a centerpiece of this campaign season, i thought this poll that latino decisions did was interesting. because the -- getting hispanics out to the voting booth is very -- it's important for the president an yet there's an enthusiasm concern with little to no attention for latino voters since the convention, enthusiasm among latino voters slightly dropped which may indicate the race may turn to turnout versus candidates. is that, as victoria says, because neither can
on the democratic side obviously because we don't want to remind the latino electorate of the broken promise of not going through comprehensive immigration reform and on the republican side mitt romney doesn't want to soften too much because that would alienate his base at the same time he doesn't want to chip away at that 20, 23% of latino support he has now. they're stuck in a tough place and both parties prefer to keep it on the back burner. >> josh, i want to ask you about this....
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think the hostility that the republic party has shown to the african-american community and to the latino community and the whole voter suppression movement of trying to limit how many people can vote, voter i.d., disenfranchisement, and there's a backlash. that's something that's going to motivate people in a new way. >> i think there is something of a thrill still there for most people. i think you're talking about a fringe that are disappointed now, but most understand the historic importance of a black president. i wonder if you talked to people about how they would feel, the pain they might feel if obama was not re-elected. >> that is a very good point, and i think that's become clearer and clearer over the last few weeks. i mean, i'll be hohn with you. i went to a snoop dogg concert in may, and i was disturbed by some of the young people who basically said, look, obama has got four years. it's time for somebody new. what's the other guy's name? i don't know. >> they're not going to vote, though, are they? >> it's the attention deficit dysfunctional syndrome. i think as we've gone th
think the hostility that the republic party has shown to the african-american community and to the latino community and the whole voter suppression movement of trying to limit how many people can vote, voter i.d., disenfranchisement, and there's a backlash. that's something that's going to motivate people in a new way. >> i think there is something of a thrill still there for most people. i think you're talking about a fringe that are disappointed now, but most understand the historic...
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latino catholics, of course, are for obama. if the problems for obama is that latinos but less often than white catholics. that is an issue they have to contend with. that is where i see the catholic vote heading. i am struck by greg's chart that looks at moderate voters and their issue on the economy and government. i think that says a lot. especially, when the economy is a central issue. i think that is where moderate catholics are more likely to give romney a chance. conservatives and progressive capets the party made their choice. they placed there by some different issues that will not change for the election. those moderates -- i was released provide those findings. a quite large% of them -- a yingn percentage of them san -- saying the election is the most important thing in this campaign. >> you'll notice how reluctant we are. we are all being prudent here. in all seriousness, it really is a turnout election. and if there is a common thread here in the presentations, it is that there are some pitchers in the catholic pop
latino catholics, of course, are for obama. if the problems for obama is that latinos but less often than white catholics. that is an issue they have to contend with. that is where i see the catholic vote heading. i am struck by greg's chart that looks at moderate voters and their issue on the economy and government. i think that says a lot. especially, when the economy is a central issue. i think that is where moderate catholics are more likely to give romney a chance. conservatives and...
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latino decisions has been tracking latino enthusiasm for the past ten weeks. it started out at lower level and increased at 8% to where 45% of latino are more enthusiasm about 2008. right now for 2012 we see 60% saying they're very enthusiastic, but what's most important here is in the battleground states, nevada, florida, we're seeing that rate even higher. upwards of 70% of latinos saying they're enthusiastic. that's crucial for the obama cam taken to clench the electoral votes they new. >> a pew hispanic center said education and the economy pr the top two. you might think based on overall polls we see that will fit with governor romney. when the largest spanish newspaper in the country endorsed obama last week, they did it because of romney's economic pitch. why do they see it different than the rest of the country? >> this latest poll shows that 73% of latinos trust obama and the democrats to improve the economic situation. so the economy is the number one concern for latinos, and it has been for a long part of this campaign. they just do not buy the smal
latino decisions has been tracking latino enthusiasm for the past ten weeks. it started out at lower level and increased at 8% to where 45% of latino are more enthusiasm about 2008. right now for 2012 we see 60% saying they're very enthusiastic, but what's most important here is in the battleground states, nevada, florida, we're seeing that rate even higher. upwards of 70% of latinos saying they're enthusiastic. that's crucial for the obama cam taken to clench the electoral votes they new....
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he got a lot of latino support when he got elected. but george w. bush had his compassionate conservatism thing was about the issue of immigration and being compassionate. you saw rick perry try to make the case of being compassionate in terms of going to college and dream act kids and the way they need to be treated respectfully. and mitt romney played the pete wilson role. he was the hard liner and said you don't have a brain. it's not about having a heart, you don't have a brain if you're going to do that for these kids. i won eer how you feel about the republicans fighting amongst themselves on this issue. it seems like they haven't figured out which direction they are going to do. >> they haven't and it's sad. it really is sad because it's just -- where is the the heart in the matter of all of this? these are innocent children. they didn't ask to be brought here, but they are here. so what do you want to do? take away the american dream from them? take away the american dream from a straight a student who is living in a two-room apartment with
he got a lot of latino support when he got elected. but george w. bush had his compassionate conservatism thing was about the issue of immigration and being compassionate. you saw rick perry try to make the case of being compassionate in terms of going to college and dream act kids and the way they need to be treated respectfully. and mitt romney played the pete wilson role. he was the hard liner and said you don't have a brain. it's not about having a heart, you don't have a brain if you're...
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lawmakers says the latino vote is steadily increasing. >> latino vote is growing with every election cycle. in 2008, 9.7 million latinos voted. we project it that 12.2 million will vote. 26% increase. >> latino are 15% of registered voters in key battleground state as florida where romney was today. colorado, and nevada. they questioned mr. obama for non-fulfilling his promise to pass immigration reform in the first year. the top concerns of hispanics are even tougher for the president. >> the number one issue today for latinos, especially latino voters is the economy. impact the great recession has had on latinos has been tremendous. >> recent fox news poll confirms that, showing 48% of hispanics chose economy as the most important issue. while only 23% said immigration. no wonder that romney emphasized economy in september interview with univision. >> there are 2 million more hispanics in post officeerty today than when the president took office. we have had 56 straight months with unemployment above 10% for hispanic-americans. unacceptable. >> bush got 44% of the hispanic vote in
lawmakers says the latino vote is steadily increasing. >> latino vote is growing with every election cycle. in 2008, 9.7 million latinos voted. we project it that 12.2 million will vote. 26% increase. >> latino are 15% of registered voters in key battleground state as florida where romney was today. colorado, and nevada. they questioned mr. obama for non-fulfilling his promise to pass immigration reform in the first year. the top concerns of hispanics are even tougher for the...
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let me play it. >> why do latinos distrust governor romney so much? >> well, you know, it goes back. the lady no population is generally speaking part of the democratic base. and so, what we're trying to do obviously is reach out to all americans. >> george w. bush won 40% latino vote in 2004. so they're not completely loyal to one side. it shows there's room for growth. how come governor romney can't do that? >> we're doing everything we can but i think our message is clearly resonating with americans. >> michael, what is your take on that? bay buchanan with the romney campaign, obviously, trying to paint the picture that latinos' vote lock step with the democratic party but that was not the case as luke pointed out just in the recent future with bush. >> well, two things come to mind. the dream act at the top of the list and so too the whole arizona issue which i think has furthered a narrative of the democratic party being a hospitable place for hispanics. and, you know, the issue long term for the gop when you look at the demographics in the futur
let me play it. >> why do latinos distrust governor romney so much? >> well, you know, it goes back. the lady no population is generally speaking part of the democratic base. and so, what we're trying to do obviously is reach out to all americans. >> george w. bush won 40% latino vote in 2004. so they're not completely loyal to one side. it shows there's room for growth. how come governor romney can't do that? >> we're doing everything we can but i think our message is...
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maybe the sample size is too small or maybe i checked the wrong box and i'm actually latino, you know. thankfully, fox news is fighting back with its own fair and balanced polling. >> we asked you tonight who will win ohio. 10% of you said president obama. 90% of you said mitt romney. thanks for your vote. we had more than 20,000 of them tonight. >> stephen: i don't know. i don't know. that poll looks like it oversampled democrats by 10%. but folks, i am so inspired that tonight i am conducting my own properly weighted poll. so go to colbert nation.com and make your voice heard by answering this question. president obama currently leads mitt romney in the polls. why are polls so skewed? a, people tend to choose the first option they are offered. b, i don't answer polls. c, when in doubt always pick c. remember, this is a scientific poll in that the results will be tabulated by a lab chimp. we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) >> welcome back, everybody, thank you so much. folks, my guest tonight is the creator of the tv series about the ravages of methamphetamine. the interview
maybe the sample size is too small or maybe i checked the wrong box and i'm actually latino, you know. thankfully, fox news is fighting back with its own fair and balanced polling. >> we asked you tonight who will win ohio. 10% of you said president obama. 90% of you said mitt romney. thanks for your vote. we had more than 20,000 of them tonight. >> stephen: i don't know. i don't know. that poll looks like it oversampled democrats by 10%. but folks, i am so inspired that tonight i...
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affects latino voters. john lewis reminded people that legal efforts to block the path of legitimate voters isn't new. >> not too long ago, people stood in unmovable lines. they had to pass a literacy test, pay tax, on occasion a man was asked to count. on another occasion one was asked to count the jelly beans in a jar just to keep them from casting a ballot. today, it is unbelievable the republican officials are trying to stop some people from voting. >> republicans who support voter id laws claim they are needed insisting the threat of election fraud is compelling. an nyu school of law says they are more likely to be struck by ligening than voter fraud. a new piece in the new yorker magazine. a fantastic piece focusing on a republican lawyer whom she says has stoked fear about imposters at the polls. we'll talk about the impact on voter suppression in a moment. if the assault characterize the election story, the less told stories of a second act where they struck back with a vengeance winning a series of
affects latino voters. john lewis reminded people that legal efforts to block the path of legitimate voters isn't new. >> not too long ago, people stood in unmovable lines. they had to pass a literacy test, pay tax, on occasion a man was asked to count. on another occasion one was asked to count the jelly beans in a jar just to keep them from casting a ballot. today, it is unbelievable the republican officials are trying to stop some people from voting. >> republicans who support...